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Coventry City prepare to entertain Preston North End at Coventry Arena on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Sky Blues are clearly on top, having won 6 and lost only 1 of the 10 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Coventry Arena was just last season, in November 2004, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 31 Dec | Preston N.E. | 3 - 1 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 05 Feb | Preston N.E. | 3 - 2 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Wed 03 Nov | Coventry City | 1-1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Wed 17 Mar | Coventry City | 4 - 1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 16 Sep | Preston N.E. | 4 - 2 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 05 Apr | Preston N.E. | 2 - 2 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 30 Nov | Coventry City | 1 - 2 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Coventry City are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Sky Blues in those games, with 3 conceded.
Preston N.E. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. Only 3 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 leaked at the wrong end.
Coventry City's 52 points from 40 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Preston N.E.'s total of 64 points from their 40 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca Cola Championship.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Coventry City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sky Blues are in a rich vein of form at home as of late, but the one that FootyMad has marked this down as one of their banker draws, taking into account the quality of the opposition. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Coventry City | Unbeaten in the last 13 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Preston N.E. | Not won in previous 5 away matches. |